Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research"
17 Objects for 170 Years (Happy Birthday to us!)
- Date: August 10, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On the Smithsonian's 170th birthday, here are 17 stories of how items have made their way to our collections!
The Life and Legacy of Alphonso Lorenzo Jones
- Date: February 17, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Alphonso Lorenzo Jones joined the Smithsonian in 1924 as a mechanic. He retired 41 years later as the chief of the Institution’s duplicating office.
The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian
- Date: November 8, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar
- Date: January 26, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Last week, Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar was named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Chavez Lamar has worked at the Museum throughout her career, from an internship in 1994 to her current role as acting associate director for collections and operations. Between 2000 and 2005, she was an associate curator, leading the work on “Our Lives,” one of
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See Here: 4/30/2010
- Date: April 30, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="411" caption="To the right is the Vertebrate Paleontology Exhibit at the Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, February 11, 1927, with James W. Gidley (1866-1931), Assistant Curator of Mammalian Fossils, seated beside exhibit panels, Febuary 11, 1927, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives,
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The Burning of the Smithsonian
- Date: January 23, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: One hundred fifty years ago, on January 24, 1865, a massive fire erupted in the west wing of the Smithsonian Castle.
Crimilda Pontes: The Original Designer of the Smithsonian Sunburst
- Date: March 24, 2020
- Description: A celebration of the woman who originally designed the iconic Smithsonian sunburst.
Ask the Smithsonian, Again!
- Date: October 4, 2011
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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The Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Date: January 20, 2015
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A look at the Enid A. Haupt Garden as it was established in 1987.
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A Library for the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council
- Date: September 7, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: From The Feminine Mystique to Ms. magazine: take a look at what members of the Women’s Council were reading in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Empress of the Galapagos Islands, Part 3
- Date: August 9, 2011
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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See Here: 11/18/2009
- Date: November 18, 2009
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="Secretary Charles D. Walcott, Date unknown, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 23 Folder 19, Negative Number:2002-12185."][/caption]